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"Well, I've Got a Rug Up In My
8YNOPSIS.
George Pcrclvnt Algernon Jones, vice
president of the Metropolitan Oriental Ilui?
comnany of New York, thirsting for ro
TnnrtC", li tn Cnlrn on tt business trip.
Horace Ityanno arrives nt the hotel In
Cairo with a carefully Eunrdod bundle.
CHAPTER III. (Continued.)
George's romanco gathered Itself for
a flight. Perhaps It was lovo thwart
ed and the Gntlomnn with the mus
tache and Imperial, In Bplto of hla ami
ability, might be the uKro. Perhaps
It was lovo and duty. Perhaps her
lover had gone down to sea. Perhaps
(for lovers aro known to do such
things) he had ran away with tho
other girl. If that was tho caso,
Georgo did not think highly of that
tentative gentleman's taste. Pcrhnps
and perhnpa again; but Georgo might
hnvo gono on porhnpslng till tho
crack o' doom, with novnr n military
glimmer of tho true state' of tho girl's
mind. Whenever ho saw an unknown
man or womnn who attracted his at
tention, ho novor could resist tho Impulse-
to Invent a romanco that might
apply.
Immediately after dessert tho two
roso; and George, llndlng that nothing
moro Important than a pineapple Ico
detained him. got up and followed. Mr.
Ryanne almost trod on his heels an
they went through tho doorway Into
tho cosy lounglng-room. Georgo
dropped Into a vacant divan and wait-
Q for his cafo a la Turquo,
Mr.
Ityanno walked over to tho head-porter's
bureau and BBkcd If that Kentlo-
man would bo bo kind as to point out
vm n . ti a v
Mr. Qcorso P. A. Joncn. If hn t-rm
anywhere In sight. Ho thoughtfully,
not to say regretfully, laid down a
mall bribe.
"Mr. Jones?" Tho portor knew Mr.
Jonca very well. Ho waa generous,
and treatod tho Ben-ants as though
thoy woro really human beings. Mr.
nyanno, cither by his Inquiry or as
tho result of hla bilbe, went up cev
oral degrees In tho porter's ostlma
tlon. "Mr. Jones is over there, on tho
divan by tho door."
"Thanks."
Dut Ityanno did not then seek tho
young man. Ho studied tho quarry
from n diplomatic dlstanco. No; there
wns nothing to Indicate that Georgo
Porclval Algornon Jones was In any
way handicapped by liU ArthurH(juo
middlo names.
"No fool, ns Gloconda In her infinite
wisdom hath said; but romantic, ter
ribly romantic, yet, llko the timid
bather who puts a foot Into tho water,
finds it cold, and withdraws It. It will
all depend upon whether ho Is a real
collector or merely a buyer of rug.
Forward, then, Horace; a sovereign
has already dashed headlong down tho
far horizon." Th curso of speaking
his thoughts aloud did not Ho heavily
upon him tonight, for thoso cogitations
were mado in silence, unmarked by
any facial expression. Ho proceeded
across tho room and sat down besldo
Goorgo. "I beg your pardon." he be
gan, "but are you not Mr. Jonos?"
Mildly astonished, George signified
that ho was.
"Georgo P. A. JoneB?"
Georgo nodded again, but with some
heat in his checks. "Yes. What la
It?" Tho girl had Just finished her
coffoo and wbb going away. Hang thU
follow I What did bo want at this mo
ment? If Ryonno eaw that ho waa too
aoucb, as tho French say, bo also per
ceived tho cause. Tbo doslro to shako
Georgo till his teeth rattled was In
stantly overcome. She hadn't seen
him, and for this ho was grateful.
"You aro interested in rugs 7 I mean
eld ones, raro ones, rugs that aro
bought onco and seldom If over Bold
again." .
"Why, yes. That's my bUBlneBB."
Gorgo bad no ellly ideas about trade.
Ho had never posed as a gentleman's
"son in tho mbbo that It meant tdlo-
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Room I'd Like to Show You."
Ityanno presentod his card.
"How do you pronounco It?" asked
Georgo naively.
"As they do In Cork."
"I nover saw It spelled that way be
fore." "Nothing surprising In that," replied
Ryanne. "No ono lso haB, either."
k Georgo laughed and waited for 'tho
explanation.
"You sec, Ryan Is as good a name
as thoy mako them; but It classes
with prlzo-flghters, politicians and bar
chemists. Tho two extra letters put
tho finishing touch to tho namo. A
Jewel Is all right, but what tolls Is
tho way you hang It round your nock.
To mo, Ihosu additional letters repre
sent tho jewel Ryan In tho hands of a
LaliQUC."
"You talk llko an American."
"I am; three generations. Whnt's
tho matter?" with sudden concern.
(Jcorgo was frowning. "Hnven't I
mot you somewhero before 7"
"Not, to my rccollvcllon." A specu
lative frown now marred Ryanno's
forehead. It did not Illuslratu a. Bnrch
In his memory for such a casualty as
tho meeting of Georgo. Ho nover for
got a faco and certainly did not re
member Georgo's. Rathor, tho frown
had Its sourco In tho mild dread that
Pcrclval Algornon had Been him Homo
whoro during ono of those Indisposi
tions of tho morning after. "No; I
think you hnvo made a mistake"
"Likely enough. It Just struck me
that you looked something like a chap
named Wadsworth, who was half-back
on mo varsity, wnen i entered my
freshman year."
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a univTBiiy uiani
Lord, no! I
was turned loose ul ten; boon hustling
over bIiiuo." Rjanno Bpoke easily, not
a tremor In his voice, although ho
had recolvcd a slight mental Jolt.
"No; no college record hero. Dut I
want to chat with you about rugs.
I've heard of ynu, Indirectly."
"From the carpot fellows? Wo do
a big business over hero. What have
you got?"
"Well, I've a rug up in my room
I'd llko to show you. 1 wnnt your Judg
ment for ono thing. Will you do mo
tho favor?"
Slnco tho girl had disappeared and
with her those Imaginary nppurto
nanci'B that had for a space trans
formed tho lounglng-room Into a Btago,
Georgo saw again with normal vision
that tho room was simply a common
mueutiK-Kiuunu ior won Grossed per
sons and lll-drossed persons, of the
unimpeachable, tho Impeccable, tho
doubtful and tho peccant; for In Cairo,
as In anclont Egypt, thoro la every
clasB and kind of humans, for whom
tho IX'caloguo waa written, tran
scribed, and shattered by tho turbu
lent Moses, an Incident moro or less
forgotten these days. From tho tall
of his yo ho gavo swift scrutiny to
his chance acquaintance, and ho found
nothing to warrant suspicion. It was
not an unusual procedure for men to
hunt him up In Cairo, In Constantinople,
In Smyrna, or In any of tho Orlontal
cities where his business Itinerary led
htm. Tho houso of Mortimer & Joucb
was widely known. This man Rynnno
might havo been anywhoro between
thirty and forty. !! was tall, well set
up, blond and smooth-Bklnned. Truo,
ho appeared to havo boon Ill-fed re
cently. A llttlo moro flcBh under tho
cheek-bones, a touch of color, and tho
Irishman would havo been a hnndsomo
man. Georgo could read a rug a leaguo
off, as thoy say, but ho was a child In
tho matter of physiognomy, whereas
Ryanne wqb a past-maBtor In this re
gard; It wbb necessary both for hla
business and safety.
"Certainly, I'll tako a look at It.
Dut I tell you frankly," wont on
Georgo, "that to Interest mo tt'a got
to bo a yory old ono. You see, It's a
llttlo fad of mlno, outsldo tho business
end of Jt. I'm crazy over real rugs,
and I know something nbout overy
rare ono in cxlstonce, or known to ex
ist. Is It a copy?"
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AvrfKor of HEARTS AND .MASKS
XDho AAN OH THE BOX ct&s.
Illvisf:raiioTs by Al.O.KETTvnsn-
COPYTilGHT igil ly BODD3 - MERRILL COMPANY
"No. I'll tell you moro about It
when wo get to my room."
"Como on, then." Georgo was now
nulto willing to discuss ruga and enr
pets. Having gained Iho room, Ryanno
throw off his coat and relighted his
cigar, which, In a saving mood, ho had
allowed to go out. Ho motioned Georgo
to bo watcd.
"Just a llttlo yarn beforo I show you
tho rug. Seo theso cuffs?"
"Yes."
"You will observe that I havo had
to reverse them. Noto this collar?
Same thing. Trousors-hcms a bit
frayed, coat shiny at tho olbowa."
Ryanno exhibited hlfl solo fortune.
"Four sovereigns between mo and a
Jail."
Georgo becamo thoughtful. Ho was
generous and kind-hearted among
those ho knew Intimately or slightly,
but ho had tho Instinctive rcscrvo of
tho seasoned traveler In cases llko
this. Ho waited.
"Tho truth is, I'm all but dono for.
And if I fall to strike a bargain hero
with you. . . . Well, I should hato
to tell you tho result. Our consul
would hnvo to furnish mo passage
homo. Wero you ever up against It to
tho oxtont of reversing your cuffs and
turning your collars? You don't know
what llfo Is, then."
Georgo gravely produced two good
cigars and offered ono to his host.
Thoro was an absenco of sound,
broken presently by tho cheerful
cracklo of matches; two billowing
clouds of smoko floated outward and
upwnrd. Ityanno sighed. Hero was a
clgnr ono could not purchaso In all tho
length and breadth of the Oilul, a
Pedro Muring. In ono of hla doubt
fully prosperous epochs ho had smoked
them dally. JIow long ago had that
been ?
"Yondor Is a rug, a prayer-nig, as
holy to tbo Moslem ns tho Idol's eyo
Is to tho Hindu, as tho Illblo is to thu
Christian. For hundreds of years It
nover saw tho outside of the Sultnn's
palace. Ono day tho lato, tho recently
late, Abdul tho TJnspvnkabUi Turk,
gavo It to tho Pasha of Bagdad.
Whenovor this rug makes Its appear
ance In Holy Mecca, It Is worshiped,
and nono but n Sultan or a Sultan's
favorlto may kneel upon It. Dagdad.
tho hundred mosques, tho old capital'
of Suleiman the Groat, tho dreary
Tigris nnd tho sluggish Euphrates, 11
muezzin from tbo turret calls to pray
er, and nil that; oh?"
Georgo leaned forward from his
chair, a gentlo terror In his heart.
"Tho Yhlordes? Uy Jove I Is that tho
YhiordeH?"
Admiration kindled In Ryanno's
eyes. To hnvo hit tho bull's-eye with
so freo nnd quick nn aim was araplo
proof that Perclvnl Algornon had not
boasted when he said that ho know
something about rugs.
"You'vo guessed It."
"How did you como by It?" Georgo
domnnded oxcltedly. ,
"Why do you nBk that?"
"Man, ten-thousand pounds could
not purchaso that rug, thnt bit of car
pet. Collectors from every port hnvo
been nftor It In vain. And you mean
to tell mo thnt It lies thcro. wrapped
In butcher's paper?"
"Right-OS"
Ryanno solemnly detached a cuff
and rolled up his sleovo. Tho bare
muscular arm was scarred by two
long, ugly knlfo-wounds, scarcely
healed. Next ho drew up a trousers
leg, disclosing u buttered shin. "And
thcro'a another on my sboulder-blndo,
tho closest call I oer had. A man
who takes his llfo In his hands, as I
have done, merits somo reward. Mr.
JoncB, I'll bo frank with you, I am a
kind of doiollct. Slncu I was a boy, 1
havo hated tho humdrum ot ofllcos,
of shops. I wanted to bn my own man,
to go and como as 1 pleased. To do
this nnd llvo meant precarious ex
ploits. This rug represents ono of
thorn. 1 am tolling jou tho family
fieerot; I am showing jou tho skele
ton In tho closet, oonfldentlnily. I
stole that nig: and when I nay that
the tmvon labors of our old friend
llorculcs woro slmplo diversions com
pared, you'll recognize the dltllcultlos
I had to overcome. You know some
thing of tho Orlontal mind. I hand
led tho Job nlono. I mny not bo out
of tho Jungle yet."
Georgo listened entranced. Ho could
readily construct tho scenes through
which thla adventurer had gono; tho
watchful nights, tho untiring patience,
tlio thirst, tho hunger, the heat. And
yot, ho could hardly bollovo. Ho was
a trlflo skeptical. Many a roguo had
mado tho mistake of playing Georgo's
ago against hla experience. Ho had
made somo serious blunders In tho
early stages of tho buslnoss, how
ever; and everybody, to gain some
thing In the end, must lose something
at tho start.
"If that rug 1b tho ono I havo In
mind, jou certainly havo stolen It.
And If It's n copy, I'll toll you quickly
enough."
"That's fair. And that's why,"
Ryanno doclared, "I wanted you to
lopk at It. To mo, considering what I
havo gono through to got it, to me It
Is tho genulno carpot. To your export
eyo It may bo only a flno copy. I know
this much, that raro ruga and paint
ings havo many copies, and that Bomo
ono la being hooked, sold, bamboozled,
sandbagged, overy day In tho week. If
this Is tho real article, I want you to
tako It off my bauds," tho adventurer
finished pleasantly.
"Thoro will bo a hue and cry."
"No doubt ot it."
"And tho devil's own Job to gut It
MACGMffl
out of Hgypt." Theso wero set phrases
of tho expert, preliminaries to bar
gaining. "Ono might na well carry
round a stolen elephant."
"But n man who Is na familiar with
tho garao as you nro would havo llttlo
difficulty. Your Integrity Is an estab
lished fact, on both sides of tho water.
You could take It to Now York as a
copy, and no nppralser would know
tho difference. It's worth tho attempt.
I'd take It to New York myself, but
you seo, I am flat broke. Come; what
do you or I caro about a son-of-a-gun
of a Turk?" drolly.
"What do you want for It, suppos
ing It's genuine?" George's throat was
dry and his olco hnrsh. His con
science roused herself, feebly, for It
had been n long tlmo slnco occasion
hnd necessitated her presence.
Ryanno narrowed his eyes, carefully
balancing tho possibilities. "Say, ono
thousand pounds. It Is llko giving It
away. But when tho dovil drives, you
know. It Is beyond any set price; It
la worth what any collector Is willing
to pay for It. I believe I know tho
kind of man you, aro, Mr. Jones, and
that is why, when I learned you wero
In Cairo, I came directly to you. You
would never sell thlB rug. No. You
would become llko a miser over hla
gold. You would keep It with your
emeralds (I havo heard about them,
too) ; draw tho curtains, lock tho
doors, whenever you looked at It. Eh?
You would lovo It for Its own sake,
and not because It Is worth so many
thousand pounds. You nio snlllng In
a few days; thut will help. Tho Pasha
Is in Constantinople and It will be
throe or four weeks beforo he henrs of
Iho theft, or tho cost," with a certain
grlmness.
"You haven't killed any ono?" whis
pered George.
"I don't know; perhaps. Christian
ity against paganism;, tho Occidental
conscience permits It." Ryanno mnde
a gesturo to Indicate that ho would
submit to whatever moral arraignment
Mr. Jones deemed ndvisablo to mnke.
But Georgo mado nono. Ho rose
hastily, sought his knifo nnd, without
so much as by your leave, slashed the
twine, flung nsido the paper, and threw
tho rug across tho counterpnne. It
was tho YhiordCB. Thcro wai not tho
slightest doubt in his mind. Ho had
heard it described, ho had seen a
photograph of It, ho knew its history
and, most vital ot all, lie owned n
good copy of it.
Against temptation that was robust
and enorgetlc and alluring (llko tho
man who Insists upon your having a
drink when you want It and ought not
to have Itl, what ehaneo had con
science, grown InnocuouB In tho long
period of tho young man's good be
havior? Collectors nro always honest
before and after that moment arrives
when they wnnt something desperate
ly; nnd Georgo wbb no more saintly
than his kind. And how deep Ryanno
and his confederates had delved Into
human nnturo, how well they could
read and Judgo It, waB mado manifest
In this moment of George's moral re
lapse. Bagdad, tbo Jlnns. SInbad, tho Thou
sand and Ono Nights. Alibaba and tho
"Good night." Goorga passed down
tho corridor to tho adjoining room.
And now, bang! goes Pandora's box.
CHAPTER IV.
An Old Acquaintance.
That faculty which derides on the
lawlessness of our actions; so the
noted etymologist described con
science. It f,ell to another distin
guished intellect to add that con
science makes cowards of us all. Ay.
Sho may bo overcome at tlmca, sido
tracked for any special desire that do
mttiulH a clear way; but she'a a'tcr us.
fast enough, with that battered red
lantern of hers, which, brought down
from nil tnnguos crlBply into our own.
leadB "Don't do it!" Sho herself Is
not wholly w lthout cunning. Sho rare
ly stands boldly upon tho track to (lag
us ns we come. Sho realizes that sho
might bo permanently ditched No; It
I3 far safer to tun after us nnd catch
Forty TIiIovoh; Georgo waa transport
ed mentally to that magic city, stand
ing between tho Tigris and the Eu
phrates. In nil Its white glory of a
Poor as a Church Mouse $&
Slnco Confetti Came Into Use, tho
Saylnn Has More Meaning Than
at Former Times.
Tho sexton of a fashionable Now
York church was sweeping Into a
largo mound tho bright purplo, red
and yoltow discs of confetti which Ut
tered tho church entrance nnd stops.
"Thla month," ho said, "I havo had
already 35 weddings In my church.
Aud at ovory ono of theso weddings
paper contottl was thrown at tho
brldo Instead of rlco.
"Tho confottl fnBhlon Is vory wel
como to ua sextons. When rlco was
used our churches woro overrun with
niloo. Tho saying, 'Ab poor aa a
church mouso,' was thou meaningless.
Why, In my church, whero woddlnga
nro bo popular, several hundreds of
mlco fat qbapa thoy were, too
found an amplo food supply In tho
rlco that waa sprinkled over tho
brldos.
"Now that rlco has been aban
doned for papor confottl, theso mlco
hnvo all disappeared. They woro
starved out. Thoy couldn't llvo on
papor."
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thousand yenrs gone. Rynnno, tho
room nnd its furnishings, nil had van
ished, till gavo tho exquisite fabric pat
terned out of wool and cotton nnd
knotted with that mingling lovo nnd
skill and patience tho world knows no
more. Ho lot his hand stray over It.
How many knees had pressed Its thick
yet pliant substance? How many
strango scenes had It mutely wit
nessed, scenes of beauty, of terror? It
shono under tho light llko tho hide of
a healthy hound.
Tho nerves of a smoker aro general
ly mado apparent by tho rapidity of
hlB exhalations. Theso two, in the
several minutos, had filled tho room
with a thick, bluo hazo; and through
this tho elder man eyed tho younger.
Tho sign of tho wolf gleamed In his
eyes, but without unlmoslty, modified
as It was by tho half-friendly, half
cynical smile.
"I'll risk it," said George finally,
having stepped oft tho magical carpet,
as It were. "I can't glvo you a thou
sand pounds tonight. I can glvo you
three hundred, and tho balance tomor
row, between ten and cloven, at
Cook's."
"That will bo agreeable to me."
Georgo passed over all tho available
cash ho had, rolled up the treasure and
tucked It under hjs arm. That some
whero In tho world wna a truo be
liever, walling and beating his breast
and calling down from Allah curses
upon tho giaour, the dog of an Infidel,
who had dono this thing, disturbed
Georgo not in tho least.
"I say," as ho opened tho door, "you
must tell me all about tho adventure.
It must havo been a thriller."
"It waa," replied Ryanno. "Tho
story will keep. Later, If you caro to
hear It."
"Of course," added Georco, moved
by a discretionary thought, "this trans
action is Just between you and mo "
"You may lay odds on that," heart
ilv. "Well, good night. See you at
Cook's in tho morning."
us. A degression, perhaps, but moro
pertinently an application.
Temptation then no longer at his
shoulder, George began to havo
It Was tho
qualms, little chaps, who started buz
zing Into his moral ears with all that
maddening, Interminable drono which
makes one marvel hoWoor do school
teachers survlvo their first terms.
Bending with difficulty to collect a
few obstinate plecos of tho bright pa
per confetti that stuck to tho floor,
tho old soxton added:
"Ot course, theso bits ot paper aro
much more awkward for mo to sweep
up than rlco. But, evon so, I hopo the
confottl fashion baa como to stay."
Public Schools.
In antiquity tho mnsses of tho peo
ple grow up In ignoranco of things
literary. Public education tho educa
tion that exists for the massoi of tho
poople began, practically, with John
Calvin's rule In Gonova, from which
time popular education hnd steadily
gained ground. Tbo freo school sys
tem had Us beginning In Great Brit
ain, nbout tho year 1780, with Robert
Balkes and hla Sunday school move
ment. It was not until 1SC0, however,
that tho free public schools began to
got Itself firmly rootod In tho British
Isles. In this country from tbo start
tho Idea of universal education was
championed by Jefferson and other
leaders among us, and tho Idea has
never vceased o bo fundamental with
us, as absolutely necessary to the
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Among theso qualms there waa nono
that pleaded for tho desolate Turk or
his minions whoHo carelessness had
mndc tho theft possible. For all Georgo
cared, tho Moslem might grind hla
forehead In tho soulless sand and
make tho air palpitate with his plaints
to Allah. No. Tho disturbance was
duo to tho fact that never beforo had
ho been wittingly tho purchaser of
stolen goods. He novor tried to glozo
over tlie subtle distinction between
knowing and suspecting; nnd If ho had
been variously suspicious In regard to
certain past bargains, conscience had
found no slzeablo wedgo for her de
murrers. Tho Yhlordes was confessed
ly stolen.
Ho paused, with hla band upon tho
door-knob' of his room. It ho didn't
keep tho rug, it would fall Into tho
hands of a collector less scrupulous.
To return It to tho Pasha at Bagdad
would bo pure folly, and thankless. It
was ono of tho most beautiful wenv
lng3 In exlBtencc. It was as priceless
in Its way as any Raphael In tbo Vatl-,
can. And ho desired its possession in
tensely. Why not? Insidious phraso!
Waa It not better that the world
should sec and learn what a wonderful
craft tho making of a raro rug had
been, than to allow It to return to the
sordid chamber of a harem, to Inevit
able ruin 7 As Ryanno said, what tho
deuce was a fanatical Turk or Arab
to him?
Against theso-speclous arguments In
favor of becoming tho adventurer's
abettor and accomplice, thero was
first the possible stain ot blood. Tho
man agreed that ho had como away
from Bagdad In doubt. Georgo did
not like tho thought of blood. Still,
ho hnd collected a hundred emeralds,
not ono qf which was without Its red
record. Again, if ho carried tho rug
home with his other purchases, he
could pull it through tho customs only
by lying, which was as distasteful to
his mind as being a receiver of stolen
goods
Ho had alieady paid a goodly sum
against tho purchase; and It was not
likely that a man who was down to
reversing his collars nnd cuffs- would
Yhlordes.
tako back the rug and refund the
money. Tho Yhlordes was his, hap
pen what might So conscience snuffed
out her red lantern and retired.
(TO UD CONTINUED.)
prevention ot tho liberty on which tho
government 1b founded.
Odd Cass of Friendship.
At tho present .time a most unusual
caso ot affection between a domiciled
and a comparatively wild animal 1b to
bo witnessed nt tho llttlo English ham
lot of Spoonloy, near Market Drayton.
On tho farm of Mr. William Woodburn
for a week or two past, a small rough,
somewhat vicious terrier from the
farmstead has been noticed gambolling
In tho fields with a large well-developed
haro. Such an attachment li
most uncommon.
Happens Sometime.
"Got off and let's gb to the
ball
gamo."
"I got off tho other day. Can't re
peat so soon."
"Then we'll go to the theater to
night." "Can't do that either. The ofTlce
plays a doublo-header and wo work to
night" Ingenious Alarm Clock.
A French Jeweler has brought ou.
an electric alarm clock that will ring
n bell or perform other services one
or more times a day at a Bet hour
overy day or only on designated day.
Baking Mado Almost AulomatJo
Science has done many wonderful thlnn
In the way of lightening kitchen-wont,
but possibly iho most u 1 ome of lt
manv a-h!ev ments Is the prepirtlon of n.
baking powder that niuuea balii almost
autonmtlc . , ,
Thin wonderful baking powder Is known
as Calumet Biking Powder
As ou pcrhap know from your own
epTlnee baking Is Innrc lv a matter of
"luck" If your bnklim' jiowilei happens
to b Just rlttht, your baking will be good
But If It nries In quality or In strength
ns v,, mnnjr baltlns powders do. your bak
Inps .re rnoro thnn likely to be ruined.
Calumet Balclnc Powder puis a stop to
the dependence on "luck " AVIth It all
qulckly-rnlsed foods can bo made without
the slightest trouble-mai'e pure und
wholesome and tunty. Fur Calumet Itself
li pure In the can Hnd In the baklns and
so uniform In iimllty, bo carefully pre
pared, that falbirei ore Impossible. You
can Judco of Its purity, too, when you
know that It him bfn Riven the highest
awards at two World's Pure Food Impo
sitions ono nt Chicago In 1907 nnd th
other at Paris, France, last March. Adv.
Frenzied Arithmetic.
Three-year-old Amy, who has a vory
lively llttlo brother, waa being put
through a lesson In arlthmotlo by her
undo. Sho had successfully added ono
nnd one, but stuck at two nnd one.
"Your mamma," said hor uncle,
"has two children. If sho had one
more, what would that mako?"
""O," cried Amy, "that would mako
my mamma cwazyl" Woman's Homo
companion.
She Believed Him.
She Do you lovo mo moro than
over, dear?
He oh, yes, moro than nover, darling.
A bravo man Is always ready to
"faco tho music" -provided It Isn't
that old tune from "Lohengrin."
THE PRICE OF
BEEF
I TUOIT ANT RO
is Tin: vjueisjur
OATTLK.
For rears the ProTlnce
ot Alberta (Western
Canada) nas tbe III!
HanchlneCountrj.MRDT
of theso raiKlics tortar
are laimensoKruln Holds
and tbo rattle hare
nlaco to tbo cnltlvnttonof
..oat barler and flax: the
change lias maun tnanr thousands
or AtnericaiK. vtllcd on tbrss
plains, wealthy, bnt It tins In
creased tbe price of llvo stocr.
There Is splendid opportunity
sow to get a
Free Homestead
of 1M acres (and another an a pre
emption) in tho nowcr districts
and prodncocltherrattloorcraln.
1 ho crops aro always good, the
cllmatols excellent, schools and
churches aro convenient, markets
eplendtd. In either Manitoba, bias
La tchon nn or Alberta.
td. ... lllu.Fii... ,Vn ..mk.
-ii,i j.,i iiii'ik.uiu. lug ...it..
lnIorinatlon,,raUway rates, etc., to f
J. H. HjcIkMli, Dnwcr 57!,ttilcrt,wn. S. a
U. CAR3ETT, 315 Jjdson $!., St. Cut Uba.
Canadian novcrnmrntAgenta, or
address Huperliitanclont of
Immigration. Ottawa,
"S9 G RB Ri I
For Coatsand Kobe. When you loso a horse or
butcher a beof, sarotho htdo and cot a beautltnl
coat or robo mado out of lu
Wrlui for catalogue, and no donbt tb In om.
one at your placo whom wn can refer you to, Trnsxc
you can see a sample of our work.
COWN1E TANNING CO.
Git Market Street De Moines, I owe
Watson E.Co!emnn,Wih
Ington.U.C. llooltsfree. Tllgh
eot references. Best resoltav
Sioux City Directory
"Hub of tho Northwest."
Bank by
k Mid- West Bank
Mail wi
Sioux City. la. "Thai Alwayu Tnalt You Right. "
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Bums all soot by ckemkal action, and males
boilers, furnaces, itovet and pipes M dran a
new. If your dealer doesn't keep it write to
Johnson Compound & Chemical Co.
318 3rd Street Sioux City, Iowa
LIVE 8TOOK COMMISSION MEROHANT8
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